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闹矛盾
nào máo dùn
Pinyin
Definition
闹矛盾
-
nào máo dùn
to be at loggerheads
to have a falling out
Character Decomposition
闹
门
亠
巾
矛
矛
盾
⺁
十
目
Related Words
(12)
矛盾
máo dùn
1
contradiction
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
conflicting views
4
contradictory
后盾
hòu dùn
1
support
2
backing
盾
dùn
1
shield
2
(currency) Vietnamese dong
3
currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)
盾牌
dùn pái
1
shield
2
pretext
3
excuse
丈八蛇矛
zhàng bā shé máo
1
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body,
盾构机
dùn gòu jī
1
tunnel boring machine
矛
máo
1
spear
2
lance
3
pike
矛头
máo tóu
1
spearhead
2
barb
3
an attack or criticism
茅盾
Máo Dùn
1
Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist
谭盾
Tán Dùn
1
Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer
越南盾
Yuè nán dùn
1
Vietnamese dong (currency)
长矛
cháng máo
1
pike
2
lance
3
CL:把[bǎ],柄[bǐng]
Idioms
(1)
以子之矛,攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
1
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
2
fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
3
hoist with his own petard
Sample Sentences
是不是两口子闹矛盾了?
shìbushì liǎngkǒuzi nàomáodùn le ?
Is it that there’s some conflict at home?
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Upper Intermediate
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